by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
EPFO, on February 28, had decided to retain the interest rate of 8.25 per cent on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for the financial year 2024-25, equal to the rate provided in the preceding fiscal. Now the interest amount as per the rate ratified for...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
The IMD in April forecast above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2025 monsoon season, ruling out the possibility of El Nino conditions, which are associated with below-normal rainfall in the Indian subcontinent New Delhi:The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 24, 2025 | Indian News, Intermediaries, Non-Life, Regulation, Technology
According to the IRDAI order, even where outsourcing is given to an intermediary, the insurer retains the responsibility for all regulatory obligations and proper due diligence and monitoring of the outsourced service provider and the services provided Hyderabad/...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“Maternity leave is integral to maternity benefits. Reproductive rights are now recognized as part of several intersecting domains of international human rights law viz. the right to health, right to privacy, right to equality and non-discrimination and the...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 23, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
“In UP, around 10 crore Jan Dhan accounts were opened and a majority of these were citizens, who had never used banking services. A major reason behind this was higher costs. With IT integration and online transactions, the cost was brought down to Rs 50 from Rs...